Show LOU HOUCK the not milc I 1 gainful er captured for murder lodged ledged enog deu Uni totite 0 to o ohio and justice sketch of lilg checkered criminal career A few days ago the wire wire conveyed tha the news that lou houck the notorious three card monte roan man had at tit last been cap aured after afler a ahot hot and anti relentless chase of five years year THE TIIE CAPTURE WAS EFFECTED in loa los angeles california ou on the jath of february by mr john T norris of the columbus Coh imbus hocking kind valley toledo rail road we we ft will ill first detail the crime for which houck has been lieen pursued for half a decade eluding tho the officers of the law lav by numerous dodges I 1 and designs but finally overtaken by the iron grip grif of justice IT la IS MURDER cool deliberate dastardly murder and a nd tho the circumstances arc are aa as follows on jan 31 1878 four men occupied a smoking car of a train on the Couii columbus ilu hocking valley toledo R it which was approaching pro aching delaware ohio there were houck 1 then thea enjoying a most unenviable reputation as the champion three card monte man of the continent surpassed only ry vy canada bill a man named houghton or 11 horton orton who waa was a whisky drummer paul lohman Lo liman a traveling salesman tor a toledo whisky houland houe boue and an unknown man who looked on while the three first named were CARDS ht n one of the seats was apparently playing into houcks band hand and lohman was the victim of tho the pair a fact which dawned on hi hia mind after ho be had lost about 70 exasperated at hia his losares lohman arose and accused the two of swindling and a quarrel ensued which terminated suddenly by houck pulling a revolver and sending a bullet crashing cras bing through the bead of the unfortunate lohman who a few hours after BREATHED UI we laba then with it cocked revolver in land hand the murderer intimidated the passengers lassen eera rushed to the car door ind and jumped to the ground though the train was going at a liili high rate of speed beible the train could be stopped lie had disappeared 11 was ivas caught the next day tried as an accessory to the tile murder j found guilty and sentenced to the penitentiary where be is still serving servina ina his term terin an indictment of MURDER IN THE dinst was returned against houck and is still ope open n the authorities of the C H V T company determined to institute a search and pursuit for the assassin ago assin the motto of which was never let up u and at I 1 1 I they offered ed a large reward revar hor for the apprehension of the fugitive as did also the commissioners ners of delaware county 0 where the crime was committees commit teed houck however was successful in in escaping in g the clutches of justice jut tic e in his he be showed a rare sagacity and shrewdness worthy of a better cause he ile first r WIN WENT r TO washington N D C H here where ho lie found an ail ample and remunerative munera tive field for his skill in in shoving pasteboard while there ho lie was joined join aed by his wife described as a handsome handa ome intelligent and refined lady who with ith a singular attachment followed him on hu his fitful flight from the halter from 1 roro the national capital lie went to richmond and setting sail from the tho latter point for key west florida and from there to havana flavana cuba it is also stated that lie crossed the atlantic on his way ways to spain and even visited paris at the time of the worlds exhibition which would naturally oner him a base for bis gambling operation pe rations S however this may bea year later he turned up in texas where detective john T corria NL orris obtained a trace ol 01 min while he be was following up another case cam A chase from town to t 0 town was begun but at each point the gambler outwitted ili 1 pursuer most probably with the col collusion lusio n and assistance of his friends of the faro fraternity houck then went to chihuahua mexico where he was i OUT OF or THE of american of ficera ficeri Sometime some time after he returned to american soil settling at tucson Tuc sonA A T with his wife where he be led an exemplary life but the shadow of his crime darkened hia his path he again sought safety in chihuahua where he boon soon gained prominence by the murder of a mexican with whom he lie was gambling with the usual result he ile was tried but acquitted acquitted by the jury jur the sheriff of Tucson testify test ty inc to his 1113 good character at yu u sr ma lie was not left undisturbed for one uit night he and find three other sus necktie of tile town were taken out E by t the lie vigilantes with A korea AROUND D THEIR and allowed to depart under prom lse ise to give i ve the latitude of humr a 2 wide ler berth t h in ill future after JS deritis if through new me deo and the territories arrived at los ada elea where be was un commenced ss life town under the alias of 0 f doe us v diep in his wandering wan derin however lie he had left a clue which hia persist cut pursuer aa was not slow in tracing up following his man to southern souther n california Dec deeming ining ever not to lose looe his game by appear ing on the scene benise huuey huu ef r he tele graphed an accurate description to the sheriff of los lw angeles deputy sheriff george E card at once set out to FIND FELOX FELON ire ile discovered him in fronton the palace saloon engaged in conversation with him invited him to take so something ventured into a social bame ame and during all these transactions was enabled to assure himself of the identity of the man by various characteristic features among them being the murderers skillful mimicry of 31 B cartis as sama of posen with this and other cumulative evidence of his roans maus identity the deputy sheriff actually persuaded thia this hitherto shrewd and nd wary criminal crim bual to accompany company him to the Sheri sheriffs fra office INTO THE TIIE LIONS 03 MOUTH as it were there houck waa was chown norris dispatch on seeing which the hardened sinners face turned perfectly livid and into bis his eyes crept the hunted desperate despe rute light of tho tile man luau who has been a fugitive from front the law for years and is at last brought to 10 bay hay it appears that was tho the eader leader of a gang of shar sharps s in in n los os angeles who play on such sul confiding victims as can be steered into their little parlor these fellow felons felon endeavored to get their chief out of he the hands of the law bea before ore detec ive tive korris norris arrival they even went as far as to or afler sheriff gard A BRIBE OF or if f he lie would take hi prisoner out to supper and allow him to escape thi thit of course waa was indignantly spurned spurn etl writa writs of habas corpus were taken ut but justice morgan on M march arch ad decided to hold the prisoner ari until the requisition arrived irom from the governor of ohio this having arrived detective norris was enabled to take charge of the game ame in quest of whom he lie has crossed half a continent and made over miles of travel he ile started on bai return trip to ohio a few days ago and ARRIVED IN iy OGDEN this morning on the regular G P p passenger a train having r to await the arrival of officers from nebraska who are expected in this evening mr norris stays in the city till tomorrow to morrow evening his ilia prisoner was taen to the jail by officer john and there the out law now languishes looking back to a life of crime and shame and forward to an existence of degradation and reproach MR AIR JONS T NORRIS the detective is aged 45 he ile ima I 1 about live jive feet seven inches in height a well set strongly built man main auburn hair ilia ili eye is i sharp and piercing as a hawke hawk L he wears his beard short cropped his ilis manner is ve very aff affable able and tive where e it can bo be done without injuring the interests in trusted to him he ile put the HERALD reporter under great obligations a by the the frank and open statements concerning the case the following details of his operation in securing houcks arrest will give an idea of of the SAGACITY AND QUICK WIT at deming hoiris met a man from who gave morris norris away us as a detective giving norris name to a friend of houcks named med hedges norris watched hedges go to a telegraph office where he wrote the following message dock davia davis care mcginnis saloon screw your lour nut look out for ohio signed si nod hedges edges IT being acquainted acquaint e 19 wil th the operator he had access to the office and got hold bold of hedges telegram while the operator was selling tickets he erased the word angeles and wrote and hung it back on the hook book consequently conse con se py hedges telegram went to lue losvegas Las 8 1 Vegas egas instead of los angeles in the mean time norris being an operator went to the los angeles wire and tele graphed immediately to the sheriff of los fo angeles to arrest houck giving a 1 full description of the crime he was wanted for mr I 1 norri norris s is loud in bis his thanks to and praises of the tile public authorities ties of california who have rendered him every assistance an and d him from the insults and eully protected ully ragging of thieves and ind proun breig with ragging w which ich that state i is infested infested chief of police crowley of san francisco detailed detective dan coffee and the C P R R co de tailed will william aarn hickey to help to guard the prisoner to ogden LOU the in murderer ur derer in appearance is somewhat 1 1 of a prepossessing prelo messing man habs about it 5 6 feet 8 inches in height of dark amui with black hair and dark gray e eyes es his ili eyes eles are very remar remarkable ir kable UN being piercing and searching and seeming to read read every thought t in the soul of his inin ter hu bli h manner he be has somewhat of the jewish drummer a nervous quickness qu bickness ness of motion and the gift 0 of f cab gab he ife heis is a it native of connersville Conners ville ill eInd ind his father wro wm hauk is a fl t wealthy and high ly y res respected pecked resident re of that city K ile ie has also a brother and two married sisters living there all whom are well connected and in the beet stand Bi anding inz lurner this is hie his correct name ilaine is thirty e eight ight years of age his mother most excellent christian lady died lied two yeara years ngo ago when a youth houck spent most of his time loafing or learning the game that ha lurel lured him hini to ta lih lik late flite not nothing h ing good was ever known of him except dept the short atay atayan arizona daring hii hia gambling career he be is paid faid to have made all of which will not save him from front the of hia his CRIMINAL career CA PEEn though oetigh h he e expects to make a bold legal fight to escape either the halter or the felons cell and though many of his sporting ing friends bolted and even laid heavy beta that he would not reach ohio |